Teaching Assistant

Robert Barclay Academy, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 8JY

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,700.00 Annually (Actual) H3 + Outer Fringe
• Additional allowances:

  H3 + Outer Fringe

Teaching Assistant job summary

Robert Barclay Academy - Hoddesdon

Secondary Teaching Assistant

Permanent Contract - Term Time + INSET Days

27.5 hours per week (9am - 3pm)

Grade: H3

Actual salary: £16,700 per annum

Start date: ASAP

Robert Barclay Academy is looking to appoint a dedicated Teaching Assistant. In the past 2 years the academy has been oversubscribed; making it an exciting time to join the team.

The role of Teaching Assistant offers great opportunities to develop and is a very rewarding role seeing the pupils flourish.

What we can offer-

• A high level of training offered within the Academy and Trust at any stage of your career
• Opportunities for graduates to progress into Teacher Training Programme
• Seeing and being part of pupil’s development and achievements
• A school place for a child of a permanent member of staff, providing the criteria is met.

If you have a ‘can do’ attitude and can offer the team excellent communication skills, show intuition within a range of everyday task and activities and want to support the needs of the pupils with flair; this could be the role for you.

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

RBA is also committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation. In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in our organisation, our education system and in all aspects of our society. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.

Closing date: 9am 5th June 2026

Interview: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Robert Barclay Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 792 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Barclay Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-barclay-academy

Robert Barclay Academy is part of Scholars’ Education Trust.

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